The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-08-09
THE GLASS MANUFACrunEns.
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The Table Ware Associations Proposed
eAf5 Shut Down. NH.letiEiS

THE GLASS MANUFACTURERS.
The Tabs Ware Assoclation's Proposed
Shut Down. Ne. .EE3fS
There was q meeting Of the American
Flint and Lime Glass Manufacturer As.
ISOLATION held at the rooms Of the organi.
cation in Pittsburgh yesterday, at which
every factory in the country, east and
west, was represented by on official or by
proxy. President Scott, OF tho Central, Mr.,
Brockunior, OF the South Wheeling w orks,
Mr.. Bowie, OF the E!na, Mr.. Sniyely, OF
)the Belmont, Mr.. Thompson, Of the La
Belle, Mr.. Smith, Of the Elson, and other
manufacturers from Wheeling and the
towns over the river, were In attendance.
This Is the meeting which was announced
in the lNrELLloENcER Saturday, and Its
purpose was then mentioned-to consider
a proposal to suspend operations In all
the factories OF the country until Janu.
ary l, owing to the small demand for
wares, and the demand Of tho workmen
for an increase OF wagBs. 55.1-4'f .EI
|. The Wheeling manufacturers came
home last night. Several OF them were
seen BY fsTELLidRscgR reporter. They
said the meeting was harmonious, but that
solemn pledge Of secrecy had been given
as 10 the outcome. It was learned, how.
ever, that the scale adopted by the work
men at their Atlantic City convention was
considered and rejected The following
expression by q Pittsburgh manufacturer
before tho meeting may convey nome idea
Of the views expressed: j q i4 FL !,
"The thing that we will object to, and
most decidedly, is a move recently made
by the glass workers. For number OIL
years the Rochester tumb!er factory, a
member Of our association, but operated
by non.union men, has. been gradually
encroaching upon our goblet trade, and
only recently has commenced to manu-
facsure tableware. The Glass Workers
Union has been angling after thess non
union workmen for come years, and ius
recently got them iHto the union b,
promising them q special scale to wors
on whereby their wages would DO in
|creassd slightly and the firm be- enablec
at the same time to decrease the price o
production. l am informed that this hal
been done Just recently. II 30, and il til.
Rochester factory operates under 1t, /
will simply ruin the goblet manufactur,
OF the trade at large, as they will be abl
to sell for what, it costs US 10 produce. :.
have Been several OF the local .ablewar
Manufacturers. and they agree with m
that We will close ons factories a.her tina,
ALLOW the Rochester men to avail them
selves Of this unusual concession on tn
part Of the wo1kmen. n
I'VE don't object to equalization, bu
Wien 1t 10 Of the kind that will utterly de
stfoy an important branch OF our factories
| We will take decisive way to have /
remedied. We will close down and val
for tho ,workmen to make acale for tn
Rochester works that will allow ns to con
tinue tumbler manufacturing. We thinl
the workmcn, however, wilbsse their mis-
take aud take steps to rectify it." 1.'a@.
| It was learned also that: at the meetin,
the proposal to shut down was favored al
an alternative, and that the meeting sd
tjourned TO meet here next week. A con
ference is talked of with the workmen ia
the meantime. Manufacturers say thu
action taken yesterday will develop itsel
in duo course Of time. 4! Is,